Download Farm Safety Facts

Farm Safety Facts
· What does “biosecurity”
mean? It means that to keep
animals healthy, we need to
make sure we don’t track or
carry diseases between farms or animals.
· Dirty footwear can tracks germs that make
the animals sick. Visitors should wear
disposable plastic boot covers.
· Some wild animals can spread disease to
livestock. Raccoons, bats, and foxes can
spread rabies; birds can carry West Nile
Virus (spread by mosquitoes), and mice
and rats can spread bacteria like E. coli
and Salmonella.
·
Farm animals can get sick
through contacts with other
animals at fairs and livestock
shows.
· Vehicles such as trucks and tractors can
carry germs on their
wheels. They should be
cleaned regularly.
· When a new animal is
brought to the farm, it should
be kept by itself for a few
weeks until the farmer knows
it’s healthy. This isolates or quarantines
the animal from the rest of the herd.
· When you visit a farm, you should
ALWAYS wash your hands before you
leave.